CV 21/4 - a new 'magic' lens for me

[brainwood]

I have spent some time trying to workout which W/A lens to go for to use on my screw mount Leica and finally I went for the Voigtlander 21mm f4.
|Some lenses take some mental re-tuning to get used to but the 21/4 Skopar seems so far seems to be what Roger Hicks would call a 'magic' lens for me. I love the sharpness, I love the contrast and I love the 90 deg + angle of view.

It's the kind of lens that really makes you think about your shots and I really like that about it...
I felt the 15mm was too wide FOR ME and playing with the 21mm has reinforced my thoughts that 21mm for my style is about right.
Here's some shots from my first test roll.

Chris

 

[martin s]

I love the second one. You can't, by any chance, compare the CV to the pre-ASPH 21mm Elmarit?

martin

 

[zuikologist]

I like the second and third. I should use mine more!

 

[helen.HH]

Just LOVE them...especially the second !!!

 

[dazedgonebye]

I just dusted mine off and shot it last week after a lapse. It's a great fov.

My vote is for the second image.

 

[nico]

It's a lens I love and use quite often, it's very good and - with some attention to distortion - for environmental portraits too.
Have fun with yours,
ciao

 

[brainwood]

Martin
No I cant compare it to a pre asph Elamarit ... but then I can't afford one !!!
My other 'Magic' lens is my CLA'd Jupiter 3 .. just can't get enough of it.
But my impression of cv lenses ( I have the 35mm Ultron as well) is big bang for the money

Chris

 

[brainwood]

Thanks all for your comments. I look forward to some fun with the 21/4.

Chris

 

[capitalK]

Yeah I think it might be my next lens to have a 21/35/40 kit. It's so small there's no reason not to have one in your bag, even with the finder. I borrowed one last summer and didn't use it that much, but after looking back at my negs I think I want to have it in my bag.

 

[nico]

here some old shots from mine:

ciao

 

[kxl]

Like the OP, I just find the 15mm TOO WIDE and just not well suited to how I see the world. OTOH, 21mm seems like the perfect WA focal length for ME.

 

[Mablo]

I bought a dedicated body - Canon IV-Sb - for my beloved CV 21mm.

 

[brainwood]

It's great to hear the cv 21/4 has so many dedicated fans out there.

 

[mich8261]

I bought a CV21 shortly before my recent trip to Mexico. I took 75% of my colour pictures with this lens. I love the perspective (in my SLR like I love my Sigma 15-30), but for me looking through the BRIGHT external viewfinder was really addictive. There is serious vignetting with this lens, but I'll learn how to correct this. Here are a couple of shots (all with the Bessa R3A / CV21 / Astia 100 combo).